# pdf-tools

The local PDF workflow for Claude Desktop and MCP hosts: fill, sign, merge, split, extract, render, and analyze PDFs with local file operations.

- Tier: Indexed (plain plugin)
- Category: Productivity
- Page: https://www.flowy.sh/listings/open-document-alliance-pdf-tools
- Source: https://github.com/Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools
- Price: free and open source

## Summary
pdf-tools is a Claude Code plugin with 3 hand-picked skills, indexed on Flowy in the Productivity category. Install it with the command on its page. It includes pdf-tools-workflow, pdf-forms, pdf-tools. Its skills do not fire on their own yet. Request auto-invocation to have Flowy route them as you prompt. Free and open source.

## Install (Claude Code)
```
/plugin marketplace add Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools
/plugin install pdf-tools-workflow@open-document-alliance
```

## Skills
- pdf-tools-workflow
- pdf-forms
- pdf-tools

## FAQ

### What is pdf-tools?
The local PDF workflow for Claude Desktop and MCP hosts: fill, sign, merge, split, extract, render, and analyze PDFs with local file operations.

### How do I install pdf-tools?
Run these in Claude Code: /plugin marketplace add Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools then /plugin install pdf-tools-workflow@open-document-alliance. Then prompt normally.

### Does pdf-tools auto-invoke its skills?
Not yet. It is indexed on Flowy as a plain plugin. Request auto-invocation on its page and Flowy will route its skills for you as you prompt.

### Is pdf-tools free?
Yes. Flowy is free and open source, with nothing gated. You can read every skill in full before you install.